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Hans Seyel, And Hans Of Wels, A. D. 1538.

From Martyrs’ Mirror

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In the same year, 1538, on Wednesday before Christmas, Hans Seyel of Mur, and Hans of Wels, were apprehended for the faith and the divine truth, at Sandweid, in Kaernthen. After valiant steadfastness in the faith, they were condemned to death and executed with the sword; thus, even unto death, 434 boldly testifying with their blood to the way of truth, from which they would not depart as long as their eyes were open, and breath remained in their nostrils.

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HANS SEYEL, AND HANS OF WELS, A. D. 1538.

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